Clergy Urged to Pray as Lebanon Riot Flares
In Girardsville a pastor issues an address to United States clergy urging prayer for a peaceful settlement of the strike. Lebanon sees a pitched battle with 40 arrests and martial law as troops edge into the coal region. shots, injuries, and vigilante actions reported amid ongoing unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Lebanon
Sternberg
H. H. Richards
American Iron and Steel Company
East Cumberland Street
Gobin
Stone
Twelfth Regiment
Shenandoah
Colonel Clements
Sunbury
Sheriff Koppenhaver
Thomas H. Capn
J. H. Sternberg
H. C. Sherk
A. C. McCurdy
James Lord
Stewart
Elkin
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Jacobs
Schadt
Lackawanna County
James Roland
Sheldon Axle Works
Joseph Kesaler
Joseph Harrison
Plymouth
Warrior Run
Hughestown
Pittston
BE. G. Zwayer
Baptist Church
Girardsville
People’s Alliance
United States
Scranton
Thirteenth Regiment
Olyphant
Bert
Charles London
Jefferson Township
Temple Company
Lackawanna
Grassy Island
Tristate News Highlights From The Coal Mine To Kidnap Case
Four miners were killed and six injured in an explosion at the Central Coal Stafford mine near Fairmont West Virginia. Hattie Culbertson of Homestead married William C Jones of Pittsburg after a walk in Wooster Ohio. A. R. Ruth confesses a crime in New Castle Pennsylvania seeking a pardon. General Charles Miller departure discussed in Franklin Pennsylvania. Sebring Bros dissolution ends a town built near Alliance Ohio with a $1,000,000 stake. Mabel Van Horn, 16, kidnapped from Freeland Pennsylvania, held at a gypsy camp then moved. Kingston silica plant in Kingston Pennsylvania seized by 35 men under J A Stewart from Pittsburg. sheriff Trescher intervenes.
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New Central Coal Company
Stafford
Fairmont
W. Va
Hattie Culbertson
Homestead
Wooster
William C. Jones
Pittsburg
Mr. Jones
New Castle
John Blevins
A. R. Ruth
Franklin
Charles Miller
General Miller
Sebring Bros
Alliance, C
Mabel van Horn
Freeland
Sandytun
J. A. Stewart
Forci Tie
Kingston
Ligonier Valley
Harry Luce
Miller Bros
Trescher
Platt Odell clash over Sheldon candidacy tightens row
Saratoga N Y Sept 24 The Republican convention over Sheldon for lieutenant governor escalated as Gov Odell urged Sheldon to withdraw claiming it would jeopardize the ticket. Sheldon refused backed by Sen Platt who said he would not press withdrawal. Woodruff charged Kings county with broken promises and urged upstate candidates while praising party unity and ticket success. The dispute intensified as Dike and other upstate figures were discussed for future roles.
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Saratoga
N. Y
George R. Sheldon
Odell
Albany
Sheldon
Platt
Senator Platt
Woodruff
Kings County
Mr. Sheldon
New York County
Mr. Dike
Thomas C. Platt
Stock Liquidation Drives Market Down in Plunge
In New York on September 24, a drastic liquidation swept the stock market as traders dump holdings amid disorder. Bears rushed in to cover shorts, stop-loss orders fed a heavy downtrend, and the market closed with furious activity as margins tightened and prices fell.
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New York
Bears
Confession Reveals Alibi and Murder Details in Pulitzer Case
Hooper Young's statement to Captain Titus describes meeting Charles Simpson Hiling in Central Park and later finding Mrs. Annie Pulitzer dead with a gag. He says he attempted resuscitation, considered notifying police, but decided to dispose of the body by cutting and trunk removal after realizing the disgrace it would bring. He details intent to cut up the corpse but stopped due to the odor.
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New York
Hooper Young
Annie Pulitzer
Derby
Conn
Titus
Young
Charles Simpson Hiling
Central Park
Elling
Mrs. Pulitzer
Hiling
Homesick Cadets at West Point and the Nostalgia Drill
A new West Point cadet endures homesickness during early weeks as the daily routine imposes strict discipline. A cadet corporal reads the plebe’s resignation note, then offers tough guidance and sympathy, stressing study, tidying, and a practical path through early hardship.
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West Point
H. Irving Hancock
Plebe
Too Much Promised in Gianapolis News
A short exchange from Gianapolis News recalls a daughter running away to marry and her father’s concession to forgive. The brief quip depicts a forgiving tone and a family resolution within a small city press snippet.
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Gianapolis News
President Roosevelt's tour halted by abscess surgery
A trolley accident in Pittsfield Mass caused a leg bruise that developed into a small abscess. Doctors advised immediate operation with rest for ten days to two weeks, prompting cancellation of remaining engagements as the President traveled from Indianapolis to Washington.
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Indianapolis
Roosevelt
George R. Cortelyou
Pittsfield
Mass
Oliver and
Cook
Lung
Richardson
Washington
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lis
Lawlessness Rising in Luzerne County Mills Row
Sheriff wires for troops after a mob of about five hundred blocks non-union men from entering the Exeter washery. The unrest began late last night with widespread reports of lawlessness across Luzerne County, prompting emergency defense measures.
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Wilkesbarre
Luzerne County
Jacobs
Exeter
Odell Renominated at Republican State Convention
Saratoga New York September 24 Governor Odell was renominated by the Republican state convention with Frank W Higgins as lieutenant governor.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Odell
Frank W. Higgins
Ancient theft exposed in Ohio canal lease saga
Columbus reports Al len W Thurman, member of a legislative committee, uncovers records showing the 1861 canal lease yielded little while maintenance costs and hidden appropriations vastly exceeded rental income. He cites $140,000 per year pre 1861 earnings, $415,000 total lease receipts, $155,820 in repairs, and a $22,000 dam appropriation never built.
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Columbus
State Auditor’s Office
Allen W Thurman
Thurman
Maumee
Providence
Ita
Perkins
Tam
Defiance
Conference Appointments in Canton District Clergy List
Bishop Warren of East Ohio announces appointments for Canton district. G B Smith presiding elder Alliance First Church. G N Church Alliance Union Avenue. G L Davis Berlin Center. E S Beacom Canton Dueber Avenue. H J Hunsker Canton First Church. O W Holmes Canton Simpson. plus A B Custer Carrollton and others including J D Nurton Greentown and Mt. Union college professor J L Shunk. Conference evangelist D L Clark and chaplain W H Pearson noted.
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Cambridge
Warren
East Ohio
M. E. Church
Canton
G. B. Smith
Postoffice Alliance
Alliance
First Church
G. N. Church
Union Avenue
G. L. Davis
Berlin Center
Beacom
Dueber Avenue
H. J. Hunsker
O. W. Holmes
Simpson
A. B. Custer
Carrollton
T. L. McRae
Colombiana
T. E. Elliott
Damascus
T. W. Anderson
Dellroy
D. W. Stevens
East Pristine
F. A. Domer
East Rochester
B. F. Stansbery
Rogers
A. A. Loomis
Franklin Square
J. D. Nurton
Greentown
E. E. Sparks
Hanoverton
E. C
Desirable and undeserving immigrants debated
Commissioner Sargent prepares his annual immigration report showing rising overall arrivals. He identifies eastern European countries as supplying the least desirable immigrants morally mentally and physically and advocates tighter laws to curb the influx and protect American citizenship standards.
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Washington
Sargent
Europe
United States
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Crippen
Delaware and Hudson Company
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Montrose
Honesdale
Iron Company
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Baer
Philadelphia
Reading
Truesdale
Fowyer
New York, Ontario and Western
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Walters
Lehigh Valley
BE. B. Thomas
Erie Railroad
John Markle
G. B. Markle & Co
Alfred Stearns
Coxe Bros. & Co
Markle
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Underwood
The
Erie
Carroll D. Wright
Mr. Underwood
Platt-Odell Row
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Gov
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Hasits
Johnstown
Oyster Bay
Cortelyou
Ohio
Treasury
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